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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>FYI . . . Lynne Browne</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>Executive Director, Alliance to End Homelessness </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>613-241-7913 ext. 205, <a href="mailto:lbrowne@ysb.on.ca" target="_blank"><span style='color:#17365D'>lbrowne@ysb.on.ca</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#17365D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jennefer Laidley (ISAC) [mailto:laidleyj@lao.on.ca] <br><b>Sent:</b> February-28-12 12:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> CLN - ISAC<br><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>For your information, tonight’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin is on the social assistance review and reforms that should be made to the system. <o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It’s on at 8pm on TVO. The lineup is below:<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Overhauling Ontario's Social Assistance <o:p></o:p></span></h4><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Frances Lankin and Munir Sheikh were tasked with looking over Ontario's social security system. They join Steve Paikin to discuss the findings from their second discussion paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=249 style='width:186.75pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=field-content><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://theagenda.tvo.org/guest/173318/frances-lankin"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=75 height=75 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCF5FF.4E944FF0"></span></a></span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=field-content><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Frances Lankin, <span class=field-content>Co-Commissioner, The Commission on the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=261 style='width:195.75pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=field-content><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://theagenda.tvo.org/guest/173319/dr.-munir-sheikh"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=75 height=75 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CCF5FF.4E944FF0"></span></a></span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=field-content><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dr. Munir Sheikh,<span class=field-content> Co-Commissioner, The Commission on the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Laura Cattari: Living on ODSP <o:p></o:p></span></h4><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=501 style='width:375.75pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=field-content><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://theagenda.tvo.org/guest/173346/laura-cattari"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=75 height=75 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CCF5FF.4E944FF0"></span></a></span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=field-content><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Laura Cattari wants to reform Ontario's social assistance program. She says it's unwieldy and difficult to navigate. And she should know, as she is an ODSP recipient. She shares her experience with Steve Paikin.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Laura Cattari sits on the Steering Committee and is a co-chair of the Social Assistance Reform Committee of the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction. She also has lived experience with poverty.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Crystal Murphy: A Caseworker on the Front Line <o:p></o:p></span></h4><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=500 style='width:375.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=field-content><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://theagenda.tvo.org/guest/173345/crystal-murphy"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=75 height=75 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CCF5FF.4E944FF0"></span></a></span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=field-content><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Crystal Murphy has been an Ontario Works caseworker in Toronto for almost a decade. She tells Steve Paikin what she believes would help transform social assistance. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Crystal Murphy has been an <a href="http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/ow/"><span class=field-content><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Ontario Works</span></span></a> caseworker for nine years with <a href="http://www.toronto.ca/socialservices/"><span class=field-content><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Toronto Employment and Social Services</span></span></a>. She is currently working in Regent Park, helping people find and sustain employment.<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4></div></body></html>